This was born out of necessity, I have a chest cold and my chest is feeling very cold, no matter what I do I cannot not warm myself up in the chest area. Knowing what I needed I decided to make a neck and chest warmer in one, something I could just pop over my head, easy on and easy off, as my temperature fluctuates, going from cold to hot the easy on and off was the perfect solution.
I needed a circular shape for my neck and a V shape for my chest, I just had to figure out how to make it all come together in a one piece item.
The circular part was easy, which uses small st’s to keep the warmth in, the V shape construction forms by making a row of chains, turning and making st’s into the chains and sl st back into the circular neck piece, continuing this process then adding extra chains and st’s, the V shape is formed, the other side of the V is continued by decreasing ch’s and st’s. The neck and chest warmer is finished off with a simple decorative edging of ch’s, dc’s, and sl st’s.
So here goes with my pattern instructions, writing it under the influence of the flu and medication, hope it is as clear as rain for you to use.